Carven

Founded in 1945 by Madame Carmen de Tommaso in Paris, Carven is a french fashion house that has always aspired to be different. Since its creation, Carven has promoted a particularly democratic vision of fashion. Capturing the spirit of the moment, Madame Carmen was the first to offer accessible luxury through her simple and refined designs that suited the beautiful women of Paris that were embracing that magical time after the War.

Carven has never sought to create fashion statements or trends, however it is a fashion house that has had a strong following from the beginning and can still be seen today now with former Givenchy designer at the helm, Guillaume Henry. Henry has been the creative director at Carven since 2009 and his immediate change to the fashion house was for it to move away from haute-couture and more towards dressing real women. This was a brilliant move for Carven as a brand, making it more wearable yet there are still flashes of Carven Couture detailing within the clothes Henry is producing.

“Mrs. Carven wanted to be cool, and she was, but what was cool then is different from what is cool now. We want our clothes to be right for now." - Guillaume Henry

Guillaume continues to create beautiful couture-like clothing that doesn't have the couture price tag, making it accessible to the masses whilst making every item feel special, something that every woman wants and needs from a fashion house.